Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "mother-visiting"

1. Upgrade (2018)

R | 100 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Set in the near-future, technology controls nearly all aspects of life. But when the world of Grey, a self-labeled technophobe, is turned upside down, his only hope for revenge is an experimental computer chip implant.

Director: Leigh Whannell | Stars: Logan Marshall-Green, Melanie Vallejo, Steve Danielsen, Abby Craden

Votes: 208,946 | Gross: $11.98M

2. The Zone of Interest (2023)

PG-13 | 105 min | Drama, History, War

Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden beside the camp.

Director: Jonathan Glazer | Stars: Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller, Johann Karthaus, Luis Noah Witte

Votes: 92,636

3. Better Than Chocolate (1999)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Maggie, 19, works at a lesbian/LGBT bookstore. Her mom's getting divorced and has invited herself to stay with Maggie. Maggie hasn't told her, she's lesbian. Her new girlfriend moves in as well.

Director: Anne Wheeler | Stars: Wendy Crewson, Karyn Dwyer, Christina Cox, Ann-Marie MacDonald

Votes: 8,770 | Gross: $2.01M

4. Easy Money (1983)

R | 95 min | Comedy

To inherit his mother-in-law's colossal fortune, a hard-living gambling addict must change his unhealthy ways before they get the best of him.

Director: James Signorelli | Stars: Rodney Dangerfield, Joe Pesci, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Candice Azzara

Votes: 10,195 | Gross: $29.31M

5. Billy Boy (I) (2017)

TV-MA | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

When an angry teenager (Blake Jenner) discovers a close friend has been killed, grief jeopardizes his future and he finds himself engulfed in danger.

Director: Bradley Buecker | Stars: Melissa Benoist, Blake Jenner, Jim Beaver, Brenda Bakke

Votes: 531

6. The Scandalous Four (2011)

Unrated | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, History

When you marry for status be prepared for unsuspected consequences.

Director: Christianne van Wijk | Stars: Chris Butler, Meredith Colchester, Nicola Dane, Gayle Dudley

Votes: 315

7. A Story of Yonosuke (2012)

160 min | Drama

Were people's lives changed by having known Yonosuke?

Director: Shûichi Okita | Stars: Ayumi Ito, Jun Kunimura, Gô Ayano, Sôsuke Ikematsu

Votes: 2,314

8. I Just Didn't Do It (2006)

143 min | Drama

A young man is falsely accused of molesting a high-school girl on a train. He is arrested and charged, and goes through endless court sessions, all the while insisting that he is innocent.

Director: Masayuki Suô | Stars: Ryô Kase, Asaka Seto, Kôji Yamamoto, Masako Motai

Votes: 1,908

9. 227 (1985–1990)
Episode: Far From the Tree (1987)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy

Sandra receives a letter from her mother, who is coming to visit. This upsets her because she feels that her mother never really loved her. Mary tries to placate her, but Sandra ... See full summary »

Directors: Ed Cambridge, Arlando Smith | Stars: Marla Gibbs, Hal Williams, Alaina Reed-Hall, Jackée Harry

Votes: 32

10. The Addams Family (1964–1966)
Episode: Mother Lurch Visits the Addams Family (1965)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Horror

Lurch's mother comes to visit the Addams family. Paralyzed by shame, Lurch is unable to admit to Gomez his mistake: Lurch has told his mother that he owns the big house. Gomez gamely ... See full summary »

Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Carolyn Jones, John Astin, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy

Votes: 325

11. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)
Episode: There's the Rub: Part 1 (1995)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy

It's Thanksgiving time. Hilary's television show is filming at a homeless shelter; Hilary and Carlton go to the shelter to volunteer. Philip hurts his back; Will suggests they go to a massage parlor to help his pain.

Director: Shelley Jensen | Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Daphne Reid, Alfonso Ribeiro

Votes: 561

12. Green Acres (1965–1971)
Episode: Lisa Has a Calf (1965)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Eleanor the cow is pregnant and everyone thinks that it's Lisa who is expecting.

Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Pat Buttram, Eleanor Audley

Votes: 125

13. Green Acres (1965–1971)
Episode: Lisa the Helpmate (1965)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Oliver's mother doesn't approve of his decision to become a farmer so she sabotages his soil samples.

Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Eleanor Audley, Tom Lester

Votes: 131

14. Home Improvement (1991–1999)
Episode: Love's Labor Lost: Part 2 (1999)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Family

Jill's operation is completed, and she has had a total hysterectomy. Jill is really upset at what this represents. Jill's mother visits to help around the house. Jill's mood swings are all over the place.

Director: Peter Bonerz | Stars: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Earl Hindman, Debbe Dunning

Votes: 214

15. I'll Fly Away (1991–1993)
Episode: Coming Home (1991)

Drama

The Bedfords are propelled into conflict at Thanksgiving when Gwen visits and Lilly's brother returns from the North.

Director: Mark Sobel | Stars: Sam Waterston, Regina Taylor, Jeremy London, Ashlee Levitch

16. The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
Episode: George's Skeleton (1975)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

George's old friend, Monk Davis, pays him a visit, demanding hush money George has been paying him for years to keep a crime the two committed a secret from Louise and Lionel.

Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Mike Evans, Roxie Roker

Votes: 148

17. The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
Episode: The Good Life Is Bad for Louise (1975)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy

Ever since the Jefferson hired Florence, Louise's life has been the same old routine and she craves a change, so she's interviewed by a businessman who invites her to work for him. ... See full summary »

Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Votes: 154

18. The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
Episode: Mother Jefferson's Boyfriend (1975)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy

Louise tells George that his mother and her boyfriend of two weeks are thinking about marrying and moving to Florida. George thinks that the man is a fortune-hunter trying to go through Mother Jefferson to get George's money.

Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Mike Evans, Roxie Roker

Votes: 141

19. The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
Episode: Uncle Bertram (1975)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy

Mother Jefferson is upset over an encounter with an elevator masher, who turns out to be Tom Willis' elderly Uncle Bertram, a retired firefighter in town to visit his relatives.

Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Votes: 120

20. The Nanny (1993–1999)
Episode: Your Feets Are Too Big (1996)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Fran is going crazy because her foot model reunion is coming up and her feet went up an entire shoe size.

Director: Dorothy Lyman | Stars: Fran Drescher, Charles Shaughnessy, Daniel Davis, Lauren Lane

Votes: 309

21. Three's Company (1976–1984)
Episode: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow (1983)

TV-PG | Comedy

Larry buys a false mustache and thinks more women will fall for his lines. When Jack sees it works, he buys a mustache. He wears it home; Terri finds his new appearance makes him look like one of her former boyfriends. Terri falls in love.

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: John Ritter, Joyce DeWitt, Priscilla Barnes, Richard Kline

Votes: 167

22. Will & Grace (1998–2020)
Episode: Homo for the Holidays (1999)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Will and Grace are shocked to learn that Jack never told his mother he was gay and encourage him to open up to her at Thanksgiving. The evening brings a revelation for Jack as well: his father isn't who he thinks it is.

Director: James Burrows | Stars: Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally, Sean Hayes

Votes: 480

23. Will & Grace (1998–2020)
Episode: The Unsinkable Mommy Adler (1999)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Grace's visiting mom, Bobbi Adler, a would-be star whose propensity for breaking out into show tunes and impressions dismays her daughter - and delights Will, Jack and Karen - wreaks havoc ... See full summary »

Director: James Burrows | Stars: Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally, Sean Hayes

Votes: 464

24. The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
Episode: George's Family Tree (1975)

TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy

Talk of ancestry doesn't interest George, who believes the past should remain in the past - until he learns that he was descended from African royalty.

Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Mike Evans, Roxie Roker

Votes: 165

25. Two and a Half Men (2003–2015)
Episode: The Price of Healthy Gums Is Eternal Vigilance (2004)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

After confessing responsibility for a childhood shoplifting incident blamed on Alan, Charlie seeks the forgiveness of his now-infuriated brother.

Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, Angus T. Jones, Melanie Lynskey

Votes: 1,409

26. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Maternal Capacitance (2009)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Sheldon hits it off with Leonard's psychoanalyst mother, but she drives Leonard and Penny to the bottle.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 5,023

27. My World and Welcome to It (1969–1970)
Episode: Seal in the Bedroom (1969)

Comedy

John is frustrated by Hamilton rejecting his latest cartoon. He meets with his writer friend Phil to commiserate. Together they employ psychiatry to elicit the elusive humor in the scenario of a seal in a couple's bedroom.

Director: Lee Philips | Stars: William Windom, Joan Hotchkis, Lisa Gerritsen, Harold J. Stone

Votes: 12

28. True Blood (2008–2014)
Episode: Night on the Sun (2010)

TV-MA | 57 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

Tensions reach a boiling point.

Director: Lesli Linka Glatter | Stars: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten

Votes: 1,589

29. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Maternal Congruence (2009)

TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Romance

Leonard's mother makes a visit to his dismay and Sheldon's delight.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,109

30. Rules of Engagement (2007–2013)
Episode: Les-bro (2010)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Jeff and Audrey finally settle on a surrogate. Meanwhile, Russell's mother, Bunny, comes to town.

Director: Ted Wass | Stars: Patrick Warburton, Megyn Price, Oliver Hudson, Bianca Kajlich

Votes: 440

31. Two and a Half Men (2003–2015)
Episode: Springtime on a Stick (2010)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Jake gets Alan to invite Evelyn to Charlie's house for her birthday dinner to get revenge for Charlie ruining his chances with a classmate, and Alan and Charlie get Charlie's pharmacist to come along as Evelyn's date.

Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, Angus T. Jones, Holland Taylor

Votes: 1,184

32. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022– )
Episode: Charades (2023)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A shuttle accident leads to Spock's Vulcan DNA being removed by aliens, making him fully human and completely unprepared to face T'Pring's family during an important ceremonial dinner.

Director: Jordan Canning | Stars: Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Jess Bush, Christina Chong

Votes: 4,472

33. Black-ish (2014–2022)
Episode: Oedipal Triangle (2014)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy

Dre's mother, Ruby, comes for a visit, and she smothers her pork chops with gravy, Dre with love, and would like to flat out smother Bow. Dre tries to find a way to get the two most important women in his life to get along.

Director: Rebecca Asher | Stars: Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner

Votes: 334

34. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Maternal Combustion (2015)

TV-PG | 19 min | Comedy, Romance

Personalities collide when Leonard and Sheldon's mothers meet for the first time. Bernadette reaches her limit with Howard and Stuart.

Director: Anthony Rich | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 3,062

35. Hawaii Five-0 (2010–2020)
Episode: Ke Koa Lokomaika'i (2016)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An autistic man helps Five-0 uncover the details of a daring bank heist, which ultimately leads to another showdown with Gabriel Waincroft. Meanwhile, Danny learns that the Feds want to talk to his mother about his brother's death.

Director: Bryan Spicer | Stars: Alex O'Loughlin, Scott Caan, Daniel Dae Kim, Grace Park

Votes: 486

36. Bates Motel (2013–2017)
Episode: There's No Place Like Home (2016)

TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Norman returns home after making an unanticipated discovery; Norma takes on new projects; Dylan's search for Emma's mother leads to disturbing results.

Director: Nestor Carbonell | Stars: Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Max Thieriot, Olivia Cooke

Votes: 1,458

37. Altered Carbon (2018–2020)
Episode: Fallen Angel (2018)

TV-MA | 56 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

While Kovacs tracks down a man who sent Bancroft a death threat, Lt. Ortega bends the rules to keep tabs on his whereabouts.

Director: Nick Hurran | Stars: Joel Kinnaman, James Purefoy, Martha Higareda, Chris Conner

Votes: 5,169

38. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Maternal Conclusion (2019)

TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Romance

Leonard is pleasantly surprised when Beverly comes to visit and she's genuinely kind to him, until he finds out the real reason she's there. Also, Denise and Stuart overstay their welcome at the Wolowitz house.

Director: Kristy Cecil | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 2,931

39. Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2024)
Episode: Point of Light (2019)

TV-MA | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A surprise visitor to the U.S.S. Discovery brings shocking news about Spock and dredges up past regrets for Burnham. Following the asteroid incident, Tilly struggles to keep a grip on her ... See full summary »

Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi | Stars: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman

Votes: 4,238